Towards a Field-Portable Real-Time Organic and Elemental Carbon Monitor

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• Personal Author:
  Berry CA ; Griffiths PR ; Miller AL ; Parks DA ; Raj KV ; Weakley AT
• Description:
  Diesel particulate matter (DPM) has been classified as a carcinogen to humans by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. DPM exposure is therefore regulated by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). The current monitoring process takes days or weeks for exposure levels to be known, and a real-time monitoring device is needed. It is believed that infrared spectroscopy has potential for use in a real-time, field-portable device. This paper presents a method for measuring organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) in DPM for a broad range of OC/EC ratios. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution Environmental Exposure Environmental Monitoring Mining Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Vehicle Emissions Volatile Organic Compounds
• Keywords:
  Airborne Particulates Air Quality Measurement Air Quality Monitoring Air Sampling Equipment Air Sampling Techniques Analytical Method Author Keywords: Diesel Particulate Matter Carbon Diesel Emissions Diesel Exhaust Direct-reading Methods Elemental Carbon Equipment Testing Exposure Assessment Exposure Levels Filters Infrared Spectroscopy Miners Mining Industry Monitors Organic Carbon Particulates Performance Capability Performance Tests Real-time Monitor Sampling Equipment Sampling Methods VOCs Volatile Organic Compounds

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  0026-5187
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 8 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Utah ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  SMRD - Spokane Mining Research Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  51-53
• Volume:
  71
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057365
• Citation:
  Min Eng 2019 Sep; 71(9):51-53
• Contact Point Address:
  D. A. Parks, CDC NIOSH, Spokane, WA, USA
• Email:
  dparks@cdc.gov
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon (CAS RN 7440-44-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Mining Engineering
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:08892893d8bd02da5f7413647b5f53fcaa084152e0385770ceecba2a3855297a720fca38ced07a3c428dc3922b045277025d1bea59bdc8070c329ba1c3d937ff
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/227913/cdc_227913_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 4.37 MB ]